In a new interview, Dan Adelman, manager of business development licensing at Nintendo, has revealed that there has been some talk at the company of the implementation of “cross-buy”, but nothing definite has been decided upon as of yet.
Cross-buy is a policy utilized by Steam and Playstation Network, whereby gamers who purchase a title with one of those companies can then play that title across all platforms offered by that company. For instance, a game purchased on PS3 could also be played on Vita or PSP. Adelman stated that the incorporation of this feature at Nintendo would largely depend on developer demand. For now, we will have to see, but with the degree to which Nintendo is trying to increase the appeal of indie games on its consoles as of late, this move may very well be in the cards in the near future. Here is a quote from Adelman regarding cross-buy on Nintendo consoles:
“We don’t have anything new to announce on that, but I believe that the idea’s been talked about. So it’s something we’re definitely up to considering if there’s enough demand from developers, but nothing to announce for right now.”
Filed under: 3DS, Nintendo, Wii U Tagged: cross-buy, indie developers
